Cost-Cutting Measures

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verb to reduce or diminish expenses or costs

  • The company had to retrench some of its employees due to financial difficulties.
  • I heard they're going to retrench a few people from the team.
  • Looks like they're going to start retrenching staff to cut costs.
  • Sometimes we have to retrench in our personal lives to focus on what truly matters.

noun A person who specializes in helping companies improve their financial and operational performance in order to avoid bankruptcy or insolvency.

  • The company hired a turnaround consultant to help improve their financial situation.
  • We brought in a turnaround consultant to try and fix things around here.
  • The boss called in a turnaround consultant to turn this ship around.
  • She was like a turnaround consultant, helping me navigate through my problems and find solutions.